WFI 7: Kathie Fong Yoneda talks about her journey from Secretary to Studio Reader in Hollywood
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In this podcast episode, Kathie Fong Yoneda talks about the power of networking and how building relationships with key influencers helped her rise from secretary to studio reader. She has over thirty years of experience working in film and television. She was the first Asian female hired on a full-time basis at Universal back in 1969. She has worked for such prestigious studios as Paramount, 20th Century Fox, and Disney, focusing on analysis and development of live action/animated film, television, novels and web series projects. She is the author of The Script-Selling Game: A Hollywood Insider's Look At Getting Your Script Sold and Produced. More info: http://womensfilminstitute.com/2017/06/16/kathie-fong-yoneda
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